“It’s really embarrassing for Cassidy,” said a pal of the up-and-coming actress, currently co-starring in the flick “God’s Not Dead.”

“Cass’s mom interviewed girlie-bait Ansel on ‘Today,’ and when he mentioned he’s hoarding all the free merchandise being thrown his way, Kathie Lee got all starry-eyed and gushed, ‘Then you must marry my daughter – because she’s exactly the same way!’

"You can imagine Cass’s reaction to that!

"But she really got red-faced when her mom was plugging her new wine on BETHENNY FRANKEL’s show – and admitted to the world on national TV that she’d tried very hard to set Cassidy up with Kellan Lutz!” Waaaaat?? MOM!!